"The OIC General Secretariat expressed strong condemnation of the killing of innocent Kashmiris by Indian forces in Indian-occupied Kashmir where direct shooting at demonstrators in ​​Pulwama region claimed the lives of a number of innocent citizens," read a statement by the organisation on Monday.

"The secretariat condemned this terrorist act and called upon the international community to play its role in order to reach a just and lasting solution to the conflict in Kashmir, in accordance with the relevant international resolutions adopted by the OIC and the UN Security Council, and fulfill the aspirations of the Kashmiri people."

It added the condolences of the general secretariat to the families of the victims.

Army's media wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) via Twitter condemned the "state-sponsored terrorism by Indian Occupation Forces, including unethical targeting of civilian population across LoC [Line of Control]".

"Bullets can never suppress unarmed brave freedom fighters. Indian army must respect ethics of professional soldiering," said ISPR on Monday.

While addressing a press conference a day earlier, Foreign Minister Qureshi shared that he had written a letter to the OIC secretary general along with letters to the United Nations secretary general and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Condemning the killing of 14 Kashmiris by Indian forces in Pulwama on Saturday, the foreign minister said he had asked the officials to intervene with haste "so that people could get relief from this brutality".

The foreign minister also added that he had asked the OIC to immediately convene an inter-ministerial meeting of its' Contact Group on Kashmir, saying Pakistan was ready to host the event.

Security lockdown

Meanwhile, soldiers and police fanned out across occupied Kashmir on Monday to enforce a security lockdown for a second straight day to stop anti-India protests and foil a call by Kashmiri leaders for a march toward India’s main military garrison in the disputed region.

On Saturday, Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq had announced that Kashmiri people, under the banner of Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) group, “will march towards Badami Bagh Army cantonment on Monday [today]” to ask the Indian forces to “kill all of us at one time rather than killing us daily”.

Indian forces patrolled streets in Srinagar and sealed off all the roads leading to India’s military garrison in the city.

Police and paramilitary soldiers in riot gear and carrying automatic rifles laid steel barricades and coiled razor wire on roads and intersections to cut off neighborhoods in a bid to stop protests.

Authorities also stopped train services and suspended internet on cellphones in the region, a common tactic to make organising protests more difficult and stop dissemination of protest videos by Kashmiris.

India should be a member of the oic.. India has more Muslims than Pakistan.....

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Mushahid

Dec 17, 2018 02:00pm

Time has come to decolonize Kashmir from Indian occupation!

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Ahmed

Dec 17, 2018 02:00pm

@Srini, Don't make a show of your ignorance!

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Shy Guy

Dec 17, 2018 02:08pm

@Majid, why don't you try that.

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Hari

Dec 17, 2018 02:13pm

In India muslim population , 2nd highest in the world , why OIC membership not given.

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Hari

Dec 17, 2018 02:15pm

Millions of men at education camps in China , OIC help them too.

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byju

Dec 17, 2018 02:19pm

Members of OIC, please mind your business.

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S.Mohanty - Bhubaneswar

Dec 17, 2018 02:20pm

OIC who ?

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Indian

Dec 17, 2018 02:21pm

Oic not bothered about the state of Muslims in China???

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Nitin

Dec 17, 2018 02:21pm

Couldn't do any thing on Jerusalem, what can they do on Kashmir.

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Balachandran D

Dec 17, 2018 02:22pm

Another ritual from OIC

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Asif

Dec 17, 2018 02:24pm

@DK PAMNANI, OIC will take up only the item on Agenda. Instead of honouring the "SAY of OIC" & reviewing the barbaric actions being carried out in the valley it is not appropriate to dilute the matter by voicing China. So please stay on OIC, what has been requested, ponder

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Paras

Dec 17, 2018 02:25pm

India is not a member of OIC, so it does not matter.

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Hissar

Dec 17, 2018 02:27pm

OIC does not have any power to condemn to Muslim atrocities, Yemen, Syria, Libya....on an on.

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Truthhurts

Dec 17, 2018 02:36pm

Barbarians

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Ibrar Malik

Dec 17, 2018 02:38pm

@Nitin, well why don’t you just ignore them?

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Nahar01

Dec 17, 2018 02:40pm

@Majid, what punishment you can give??

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Ibrar Malik

Dec 17, 2018 02:40pm

@Farhan, Yes, you should also condemn indian brutality in Kashmir, besides focusing on Yemen.

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MG

Dec 17, 2018 02:40pm

Can OIC look into refugee issues and ask Islamic countries to take them?

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Ali

Dec 17, 2018 02:40pm

The OIC should rack up pressure on India, a statement is not enough, we need to sort out this country. Sustain political pressure will crack them in no time.

@Indian,
You have equal responsibility to be "bothered" about that. Do you not need to worry about such humanitarian issues?

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Truth

Dec 17, 2018 02:51pm

When will OIC condemn China for Humans rights violation against Uighur Muslims.

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Sha b

Dec 17, 2018 02:53pm

What is oic stand against brutality against kasmir pandits ?

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Sha b

Dec 17, 2018 02:55pm

What is oic stand against brutality of kasmir pandits ?

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Qazi

Dec 17, 2018 02:59pm

@Paras, yea it does not matter how much innocents you kill.

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Sanjeev

Dec 17, 2018 03:02pm

@Ali, Bhai, India is not a member of OIC to take pressure.

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sam ganguly

Dec 17, 2018 03:10pm

oic should focus only on islamic countries as most of them do not seem to function properly.

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Himmat

Dec 17, 2018 03:10pm

@Majid, Great, go to loc.

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Khan

Dec 17, 2018 03:18pm

@Srini, you will know soon

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Khan

Dec 17, 2018 03:19pm

@Srini, you will know soon

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GLOBAL CITIZEN

Dec 17, 2018 03:20pm

We have just stopped using pellet guns just to save them all from their misery

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Indian

Dec 17, 2018 03:26pm

OIC is new UN for Pak

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Riaz murtaza

Dec 17, 2018 03:36pm

India ! You have to leave Kashmir one day very soon.

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MA

Dec 17, 2018 03:40pm

A good great step finally. Well done Imran Khan.

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MA

Dec 17, 2018 03:41pm

@Srini, You know it very well puttar.

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sadiq

Dec 17, 2018 03:43pm

@Ahmed, :- Seriously, what is OIC i really dont know. Just to update my knowledge.

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Banglorean

Dec 17, 2018 03:46pm

IOC must condemn Syria, China, Libiya, Mynamar also, why only India

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Ujla sitara

Dec 17, 2018 03:47pm

OIC?? What are they? Hopefully, they can help Pakistan with their economy

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Rajesh

Dec 17, 2018 03:56pm

@Ali, Sanctions against India??? Keep hallucinating.

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BhaRAT

Dec 17, 2018 03:58pm

Barbaric Indian occupational army is committing brutality against unarmed kashmiris in IOK

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BhaRAT

Dec 17, 2018 04:00pm

Indian army is committing brutality in non North Indian brahmin hindu areas like IOK, Khalistan, Dravida Nadu and all north east states

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Yousaf Hussain Bangash

Dec 17, 2018 04:08pm

No one can never suppress unarmed brave freedom fighters.

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Ramola Sikand

Dec 17, 2018 04:11pm

And what is this OIC??? Never heard before!!!

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Baloch

Dec 17, 2018 04:16pm

@Srini, OIC is the Organisation of Islamic Cuntries

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Yousaf Hussain Bangash

Dec 17, 2018 04:21pm

Establishing peace in region is vital for resolving the Kashmir issue because no peace can prevail in region if Kashmir issue is not resolved.

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Yousaf Hussain Bangash

Dec 17, 2018 04:25pm

india can’t hold all Kashmiri freedom fighters as hostages at the barrel of guns all time.

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Jamil

Dec 17, 2018 04:30pm

@byju, It is very much their business!

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Raj

Dec 17, 2018 04:33pm

Do you think OIC has any weigh?

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Shahidam

Dec 17, 2018 04:35pm

Does any of the OIC member country has business relations with India? If so why not put that on hold until the time when she stops such cruelty in occupied land? Rewarding injustice is tantamount to encouraging it. Verbal condemnation should be followed with some practical consequences too.

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HZR

Dec 17, 2018 05:02pm

The same OIC is strongly silent on China and its atrocities and humiliations of muslims in Xingjian

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Pak-UK

Dec 17, 2018 05:19pm

End of hypocrisy.

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ben

Dec 17, 2018 05:24pm

@Majid, try it you will meet your maker soon like these who went yesterday

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RationalBabu

Dec 17, 2018 05:27pm

@BhaRAT, you need to improve your knowledge about Indian geography and its population!

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timetostopthis

Dec 17, 2018 05:45pm

Very selective memory.

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Veer Singh

Dec 17, 2018 05:46pm

What happened to the emergency meeting of OIC that Mr. Qureshi had requested? The reality is that OIC is becoming increasingly irrelevant by the day with the discovery of huge amounts of shale oil in the US and increase in use of alternative fuels.

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Jai Ho

Dec 17, 2018 06:02pm

Ask the so called oic to help you out of economic crisis there are few dollars left

Why would India care about a group which does not even accept Indian muslims. Besides, we have both Saudi, Iran and also Qatar falling over themselves to sell oil to us. Keep issuing statements that have no effect.

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BitterTruth

Dec 17, 2018 10:21pm

@Riaz murtaza, It is too soon wait for another 1000 years.

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ahsan7979

Dec 17, 2018 10:21pm

Job is not done yet. This is just the start.

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Nazir Ahmed

Dec 17, 2018 10:22pm

First condemn the murder of Khashoggi by the Saudi royals.

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F Khan USA

Dec 17, 2018 10:45pm

Pakistan must immediately announce that it will NOT enter any talks with India until these killings are halted. This will attract world attention like nothing else and reverse the pressure.

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Ali Kazmi

Dec 17, 2018 11:02pm

Oh I see, this organization is still alive.

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Jjacky

Dec 17, 2018 11:07pm

@Baloch, and whats its achievement in world scenario.

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Ali Kazmi

Dec 17, 2018 11:07pm

@Hari,

Wrong again, it is Pakistan not India that is the second most populous Muslim country.

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Chinpaksaddique

Dec 17, 2018 11:09pm

OIC is bigger than UN. It’s the most powerful source. Excellent step by PMIK. Best PM ever

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King

Dec 18, 2018 12:02am

IOC has no impact

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venkob

Dec 18, 2018 12:28am

@S.Mohanty - Bhubaneswar, The same lands that have Hindu temples built now.

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Lahori kid

Dec 18, 2018 01:05am

@DK PAMNANI, Don't change the question, this is about India and how they have broken every local and International human rights law. India is giving brutality a new standard.

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Azad Insan

Dec 18, 2018 01:16am

@Patriotic 786, : What is your take on Chinese with Ughurs?

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Azad Insan

Dec 18, 2018 01:20am

@Patriotic 786, : What about China on Ughurs, Burma on Rohingyas and Saudis on Yemen. And who is OIC anyway?

A big question. What if Kashmiris want complete independence and not to be merged into Pakistan. What is the thought process then??

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Byju

Dec 18, 2018 05:31am

This comment from OIC is just to placate Pakistan which has for sometime pestering OIC to say something on the Kashmir issue. These comments are not going to change the situation on the ground.

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Satish.S

Dec 18, 2018 05:46am

@Ali, in your dreams

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Satish.S

Dec 18, 2018 05:47am

@Yousaf Hussain Bangash, we will. Do what you can

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A Friend

Dec 18, 2018 06:10am

OIC Really???????

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Simarjit Singh Mann

Dec 18, 2018 06:29am

@Ahmed Raza, What about Chinese Muslims !

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Nick

Dec 18, 2018 06:31am

@Ahmed Raza, congratulations..

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Neeraj

Dec 18, 2018 06:35am

Condemn China too!

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Khan USA

Dec 18, 2018 07:15am

Just condemnation ? Need to break ties with India and penalize India by stop importing labor from there ! The killing of Muslims in general and Kashmiris by India is the most horrible act and big slap on the face of humanity !

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Khan USA

Dec 18, 2018 07:16am

@Srini, Get our of your cave and before commenting read the article and do some google !

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Khan USA

Dec 18, 2018 07:18am

@DK PAMNANI, Please also ask OIC also for what they are doing for Kashmiri Muslims ?

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Farhan

Dec 18, 2018 07:29am

As a gift, Saudi increased oil production to fulfil growing Indian demand for oil, Iran is allowing India to store its oil in India.

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Bhartiya

Dec 18, 2018 08:00am

OIC who?

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P. S. Natarajan

Dec 18, 2018 08:24am

Who cares for the OIC ? Has any other Muslim country condemned the "brutality" against young Muslim Kashmiris ? Not Turkey, nor even China, Pakistan's friend in weathers.

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Akshaya Sahu

Dec 18, 2018 08:49am

Who cares for this OIC.

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Divakar

Dec 18, 2018 09:39am

@Patriotic 786, :Members of OIC who really matter are much wiser than others like you.

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Ramsay Bolton

Dec 18, 2018 09:43am

OIC???? Who???

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Divakar

Dec 18, 2018 10:01am

@Veer Singh, :What happened to the emergency meeting of OIC that Mr. Qureshi had requested? Emergency Meeting is over, and with that the "emergency" is over.

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Zak

Dec 18, 2018 10:17am

Painful to see a kashmiri father kissing his shaheed son goodbye for the last time , killed by foreign occupation forces.

@Byju, "if civilians do not interfere in security operations they will come to no harm."

If your narrative is correct then why no one in the world condones it. They all condemn it - your false propaganda doesn't work!

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Razzak

Dec 18, 2018 02:38pm

OIC strong condemnation today and than Fall sleep for years,

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Wakeup

Dec 18, 2018 03:59pm

@Majid, can you imagine the after effect!

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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad

Dec 18, 2018 04:43pm

The strong OIC condemnation must be followed by a solid and tangible on-the-ground action by its 57-member countries.

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ghulbhai

Dec 18, 2018 05:06pm

@Ahmed Raza, wooow... great.. now change this diplomacy to something useful for pakistan..if you can.

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The divide

Dec 18, 2018 06:24pm

Really? Does OIC even matter?

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Byju

Dec 18, 2018 07:24pm

@Qazi,
It depends on your definition of innocents. I india, people who fight security forces and prevent them from doing their duty are not considered innocents and this includes the stone peters.

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Kamath

Dec 18, 2018 08:22pm

@Srini, It should be OIC - !

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karur

Dec 18, 2018 08:57pm

Hope OIC is doing the same against Chinese treatment of Muslim Uighurs in Xinjiang

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Deena nath

Dec 18, 2018 11:37pm

Does OIC has the guts to educate China on its treatment to its fellow muslim citizen... .

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Dude

Dec 18, 2018 11:46pm

@Ramsay Bolton, the ones you buy oil from.

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Legend victory

Dec 19, 2018 12:50am

Condemnation is not enough. Arm train and finance the Kashmiris, so that they can defend themselves. Why are the Indian cowards still in Kashmiris land. Flush Indians back to their slums. What I find it difficult to understand, NATO and other super power have failed in Afghanistan....why aren’t the Kashmiris successful in their quest for purging the slum Indians?

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Harry

Dec 19, 2018 01:17am

@Patriotic 786, Saudis are in American pockets. They are in love with the Jews as well.

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rsadatla

Dec 19, 2018 09:34am

@BhaRAT, "Indian army is committing brutality in non North Indian brahmin hindu areas like IOK, Khalistan, Dravida Nadu and all north east states"
perhaps time to visit a shrink,paranoia is overflowing:)

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Indian Subcontinent

Dec 19, 2018 09:48am

@Kazim, OIC should consider sanctions to China before India.

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mkb

Dec 19, 2018 10:27am

@Yousaf Hussain Bangash, India will never vacate Kashmir. And no one can force India to vacate Kashmir.

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Anil

Dec 19, 2018 11:15am

I think OIC should be more worried about Muslims in Pakistan than in India. No normal Indian is ever harmed here.